Senior Director - North Carolina - SWCA Environmental Consultants

About the opportunity:

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a talented SeniorDirector to lead the financial performance of our North Carolina operations with approximately 35 multi-discipline staff. This candidate will bring unique people and organizational leadership to SWCA by championing the organizational culture, enabling excellence, and driving the talent strategy. Primary Duties include leading the strategic direction of the office, financial performance, business and client development, staff management, and technical quality, while ensuring the cross-collaboration and alignment needed to support the achievement of SWCA goals for our Raleigh, NC and Charlotte, NC offices and related activities in nearby states.

 

In addition, we are looking for business acumen. Being able to apply knowledge of our business and marketplace to advance the organization’s goals, be able to develop our people to meet both their career goals as well as the organization’s goals, and create a climate where people are motivated to bring their best work to help the organization to grow and prosper.

 

This is a regular full-time, salaried, benefits eligible position with opportunities for hybrid or even distributed remote work environments for a highly qualified candidate.

 

Please submit a letter of interest and resume to be considered for this position. 

Application deadline: Our team will begin reviewing applications immediately, and interviews will be scheduled with qualified candidates on a rolling basis. The application process will remain open until we have received a robust pool of qualified candidates. Once we have identified suitable individuals, we may close the application process without prior notice. We appreciate the time and effort invested by all applicants and will carefully consider each submission.  

What you will accomplish:

• Lead, influence, and motivate a large, diverse, multi-discipline team of natural and cultural resource scientists, project managers, and technical experts specializing in local, state, and federal regulatory permitting.
• Be responsible for the planning, monitoring, and ongoing sustainment of the financial success of the office.  This entails monitoring and adjusting to weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial information, staff productivity, and KPIs as well as assisting in the development of yearly business plans and quarterly forecasting.
• Be accountable for business development, the financial success of the offices, and attainment of sales and productivity goals, especially with renewable energy and transmission clients in the Sub-Region.
• Develop and implement strategic growth initiatives for building new geographies in our Southeast region, preferred experience in Carolinas and Tennessee.
• Work collaboratively with other Sub-Regional Directors nationally, and leaders throughout SWCA’s South region to drive scientific excellence, business performance, client satisfaction, and employee engagement.
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction.
• Mentor/develop employees directly and build and sustain a framework for mentorship through all levels of the organization.
• Engage in and lead client management and development initiatives. Assist with internal strategy in alignment with overall operational regional and corporate growth plans.
• Provide leadership in, and be an ambassador for, in living SWCA’s core values.
• Implement project execution, QA and QC plans, and project reviews.

 

Experience and qualifications for success:

Minimum Qualifications

 

• Please submit a letter of interest to be considered for this position.
• Bachelor's degree in a field related to the environmental services that SWCA generally provides, including (but not limited to) biology, archaeology, anthropology, planning, environmental regulatory compliance, GIS, hydrology, and other environmental and planning fields.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of cumulative experience in environmental and/or cultural resource management consulting, overseeing fieldwork and report completion, supervising, and mentoring professional and administrative staff, as well as scheduling and budgeting of projects.
• A minimum of Five (5) years of experience in increasing levels of responsibility in organizational leadership, including supervising and providing leadership for other professionals.
• Demonstrated business development success and consulting acumen, including substantial established credibility with federal and state reviewing agencies and clients, as well as success in proposal writing.
• This is a preferred office-based or hybrid position, requiring between 3-5 days on site with employees to accomplish business goals.
• Ability to travel as needed, for an estimated 25% of the time.

Preferred qualifications

 

• Deep knowledge of, and experience in, the environmental and cultural compliance market in the Carolinas and Tennessee.
• Team-orientated attitude with strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to foster a friendly, positive, productive, and scholarly working relationship with team members.
• Proven success of leading a team of environmental and/or cultural resource professionals.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to environmental, natural and/or cultural resources.
• Solid understanding of financial metrics, completing a business plan, and implementing the plan.

 

 

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services.  Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.

 

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms. 

  

If you would like to contact SWCA regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the online application process due to a disability, please email accommodations@swca.com or call 1-480-581-5378. This contact information is for disability accommodation requests only. All other inquiries will not receive a response. 

  

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees.  In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges on all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.  

  

An employee in this Raleigh, NC based position can expect a pay rate of $137,280/year to $177,840/year. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more. 

  

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.  At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success

 

SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA’s continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.

 

Applicants must be willing to participate in a drug testing and alcohol screening as part of the pre-employment process, as some projects require such screenings. Applicants must have valid driver’s license and be able to meet SWCA’s driver requirements.

 

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